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71], part 1 [Feb. 1984], p. 55-64); 'The British in Siberia' (Asian Affairs, vol. 10 [OS vol. 66], part 2 [June 1979], p. 132-43) and 'Britain's Siberian connection' in Siberia: two historical perspectives by John Massey Stewart and Alan Wood (London: Great BritainUSSR Association/School of Slavonic and East European Studies, 1984, p. 1-21). 16 The Life written by himself. With the study of V. V. Vinogradov. Archpriest Avvakum, translations, annotations, commentary, and a historical introduction by Kenneth N.
Presents a richly illustrated and heavily annotated translation of the autobiography of the seventeenth-century Russian priest Avvakum Petrovich (1620/21-1682). In 1653 he was exiled to Siberia for schismatic activities, and from 1656 to 1662 acted as chaplain to Pashkov's Dauriya (Amur) expedition. His lyrical depiction of scenery and fauna contrasts markedly with his description of torment at the hand of his cruel master. Page 6 17 A Journey from St. Petersburg to Pekin, 1719-22, by John Bell of Antermony.
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